Sunday, September 25, 2011

Bachman's Fall Idea House: A Transition of Seasons and Styles

Well, if I didn't have enough fall decor inspiration before, I have a TON now!!! It's time Bachman's Fall Idea House! Get ready for an overload of inspiring ideas!

I have covered their Spring, Summer and Holiday Idea Houses before (click the links on each season to see those posts). This is my first time seeing what their Fall version held and it certainly didn't disappoint. Here's some info about Bachman's Idea House (from my Holiday post):

Bachman's is a Floral and Gift Garden here in Minneapolis. Their Idea House was their original founder's house built in the 1920's (very similar layout and details as our house!). The company now uses the house for their seasonal Idea House creating entirely new rooms for each of the four seasons. Everything about each room is different for each season's idea house, right down to the paint on the walls. When you enter the house you get a brochure that lists all the details for each room including the paint color and 'ideas'. The cool part? Everything in each room is for sale!

I tried to do a sort of photo collage of each room so that this post won't be as long as the past Idea House posts (hope that helps!). I will show the room, then list the ideas shown after each grouping of photos.

Bench seats made from straw bales and braided rugs; Salvaged wheel and tabletop turned into a table; Cork coasters turned into beverage labels; Vintage colanders lined with leaves and used as bowls; Utensil holders made from burlap covered candle holders; Vintage buckets used as planters; Breadboards decorated with Indian corn; Wall decor made from colored burlap, napkins, clothespins and clothesline; Braided rugs used as placemats

Shed

(Haunted House)

Vintage Christmas tree stands with ornamental branches and fake crows mounted to the roof; Table made from a casket cart and glass door; Glove molds (hands) used as mummy hands; Colored water in glass bottles labeled with sinister potion names; Lighted branches potted up as a tree; Spooky refrigerator magnets used as wine charms; Containers filled with creepy fruits and veggies

Phew!

Amazing right? I'd have to say, my favorites were the Office/ Media Room (love that worktable and paint color of the room- Hirshfield's 0574 Shark Fin) and the wine/ cheese tasting themed Sunroom.

What were your favorite ideas???

I hope you enjoyed a look at Bachman's Fall Idea House. I know I have a few DIY projects in mind after my visit! I've got a lot of the fall decor finished up in our house, hope to share later this week!

************************PLEASE NOTE: In case you didn't read the top of the post, I just want to reiterate that this IS NOT OUR HOUSE and I am not employed or affiliated with Bachman's in any way (which means I did not decorate the rooms shown). I am a HUGE fan of the Ideas House and love sharing it as long as they allow people take photographs when they visit. It seems some people have been confused about that and I would NEVER want to take credit for something I did not work on. There, I feel better now :)Hope you found some inspiration, thanks for stopping by!

Oh my goodness....there are an absolute ton of amazing ideas here! Your mind must go a million miles a minute...I am truly wowed and will now be your newest follower! FYI visiting from centsational girl today...

lots and lots of clever ideas to take away. I really liked their lighting ideas and was of course struck by the collection of clocks and books. I'm starting to amass a little collection of clocks too, sort of by accident. Nice to see that it can work instead of just looking strange :) Found you via modern country style - so nice to meet you!! -Diane @ home sweet homemade

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